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Gamesa to supply 202 MW of turbines to Iberdrola in the US

09 October 2013

The company will deliver 101 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines in the Baffin wind farm project, in southern Texas.

The supply agreement was signed today in Washington by David Flitterman, Gamesa North American Chairman, and Martín Múgica, President and CEO of Iberdrola Renewables in the United States, in the presence of Iñigo Urkullu, head of the Basque Country government.

Today,
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, signed an agreement with
Iberdrola under which it will supply 202 MW in the US.

Specifically,
Gamesa will supply 101 G97-2.0 MW turbines for the Baffin wind farm project being
developed by Iberdrola in southern Texas. The
wind turbines are scheduled for delivery mid-2014, while the facility is slated
for commissioning towards the end of next year. This
agreement marks the largest single order for this WTG, the G97-2.0 MW.

The
supply agreement was signed today in Washington DC by David Flitterman, Gamesa
North American Chairman, and Martín Múgica, President and CEO of Iberdrola
Renewables in the United States, in the presence of Iñigo Urkullu, head of the
Basque Country government.

The
Baffin wind project is still under development, and the decision to proceed is
contingent upon local government approval. Iberdrola is well positioned to
utilize the 202 MW of turbines at other possible US sites.

The
wind farm project is the last phase of Iberdrola's Peñascal complex which, once
commissioned, will have capacity of 606 MW, generating enough power to supply
210,000 households and prevent the emission of 850,000 tonnes of greenhouse
gases every year.

Gamesa
is one of Iberdrola's established suppliers in the US, having installed over
1,880 MW for the Spanish utility in 17 different American wind farms. In
all, Gamesa has installed over 9,000 MW of wind power capacity for Iberdrola
worldwide.

Gamesa G97-2.0 MW

The
Gamesa G97-2.0 MW wind turbine is a standard-bearer in the sector thanks to its
low power density. This new product contributes to one of the company's top
priorities: significantly cutting the cost of energy (CoE) of Gamesa's low and
medium wind speed products.

Gamesa
has sold over 2,168 MW of
this model globally. The
characteristics of this turbine make it ideal for high-growth markets such as
India, Chinese provinces close to major load centres (Beijing and Shanghai) and
Brazil, as well as Europe and the US.

This
turbine is part of Gamesa's 2.0-2.5 MW platform, the most versatile on the
market: five different rotors (G80-2.0 MW, G87-2.0 MW, G90-2.0 MW, G97-2.0 MW,
G114-2.0 MW y G114-2.5 MW), tower heights ranging
from 60m to 125m and environmental alternatives designed to enable installation
at even the most complex sites. Thanks
to this performance, close to 15,500 MW of this platform's WTGs have been
installed worldwide, while average fleet availability is running at over 98%.